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European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Regional Development

2020/0006(COD)

27.5.2020

AMENDMENTS 257 - 598

Draft report Manolis Kefalogiannis (PE648.609v01-00)

Establishing the Just Transition Fund

Proposal for a decision (COM(2020)0022 – C9-0007/2020 – 2020/0006(COD))

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PE652.417v01-00 2/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 257 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as fully renewables-based, highly resource regards the conversion or closure of and energy-efficient climate-neutral and facilities involving fossil fuel production or circular economy aimed at achieving net other greenhouse gas intensive activities. zero GHG emissions by 2040, notably as Those territories should be precisely regards the conversion or closure of defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 facilities involving fossil fuel production or regions or should be parts thereof. The other greenhouse gas intensive activities. plans should detail the challenges and Those territories should be precisely needs of those territories and identify the defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 type of operations needed in a manner that regions or should be parts thereof. The ensures the coherent development of plans should detail the challenges, the climate-resilient economic activities that opportunities and needs of those are also consistent with the transition to territories, including the green, permanent climate-neutrality and the objectives of the and quality job creation potential required Green Deal. Only investments in to achieve a socially just transition which accordance with the transition plans should leaves no one behind, and identify the type receive financial support from the JTF. The of operations needed in a manner that territorial just transition plans should be ensures the coherent development of part of the programmes (supported by the climate-resilient economic activities that ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the are also consistent with the transition to JTF, as the case may be) which are renewables-based, highly resource and approved by the Commission. energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040 and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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AM\1205768EN.docx 3/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 258 Isabel García Muñoz, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories, such as type of operations needed in a manner that unemployment levels and possible job ensures the coherent development of losses, and identify the type of operations climate-resilient economic activities that needed in a manner that ensures the are also consistent with the transition to coherent development of climate-resilient climate-neutrality and the objectives of the economic activities that are also consistent Green Deal. Only investments in with the transition to climate-neutrality and accordance with the transition plans should the objectives of the Green Deal. Similarly, receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial plans should reflect the territorial just transition plans should be particular challenges that the transition to part of the programmes (supported by the climate neutrality will present for remote, ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the island and geographically disadvantaged JTF, as the case may be) which are areas, and for areas with depopulation approved by the Commission. problems. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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PE652.417v01-00 4/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 259 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and dovetail with the overall regions or should be parts thereof. The coherence (at national, regional or local plans should detail the challenges and level) of projects requiring transition or needs of those territories and identify the reconversion. The plans should detail the type of operations needed in a manner that challenges and needs of those territories ensures the coherent development of and identify the type of operations needed climate-resilient economic activities that in a manner that ensures the coherent are also consistent with the transition to development of climate-resilient economic climate-neutrality and the objectives of the activities that are also consistent with the Green Deal. Only investments in transition to climate-neutrality and the accordance with the transition plans should objectives of the Green Deal. Only receive financial support from the JTF. The investments in accordance with the territorial just transition plans should be transition plans should receive financial part of the programmes (supported by the support from the JTF. The territorial just ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the transition plans should be part of the JTF, as the case may be) which are programmes (supported by the ERDF, the approved by the Commission. ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 260 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

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(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission. approved by the Commission. The investment areas and priorities identified by the European Commission in Annex D to the Country Reports 2020 should be indicative and should not limit Member States in proposing areas for JTF support.

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Amendment 261 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most

PE652.417v01-00 6/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN negatively affected, where JTF support affected, where JTF support should be should be concentrated and describe concentrated and describe specific actions specific actions to be undertaken to reach a to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral climate-neutral economy, notably as economy, notably as regards the regards the conversion or closure of conversion or closure of facilities involving facilities involving fossil fuel production or fossil fuel production or other greenhouse other greenhouse gas intensive activities. gas intensive activities, as well as a Those territories should be precisely detailed plan on investments in new defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 infrastructure, whilst maintaining and regions or should be parts thereof. The expanding employment opportunities in plans should detail the challenges and the affected territories in order to avoid needs of those territories and identify the social exclusion. Those territories should type of operations needed in a manner that be precisely defined and correspond to ensures the coherent development of NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts climate-resilient economic activities that thereof. The plans should detail the are also consistent with the transition to challenges and needs of those territories, climate-neutrality and the objectives of the including in terms of infrastructure and Green Deal. Only investments in job creation, and identify the type of accordance with the transition plans should operations needed in a manner that ensures receive financial support from the JTF. The the coherent development of climate- territorial just transition plans should be resilient economic activities that are also part of the programmes (supported by the consistent with the transition to climate- ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the neutrality. Only investments in accordance JTF, as the case may be) which are with the transition plans should receive approved by the Commission. financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 262 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205768EN.docx 7/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in Green Deal. The plans should detail accordance with the transition plans should synergies and complementarities with receive financial support from the JTF. The other Union programmes and pillars of territorial just transition plans should be the Just Transition Mechanism and, part of the programmes (supported by the where relevant, the Modernisation Fund ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the to address identified development needs. JTF, as the case may be) which are Only investments in accordance with the approved by the Commission. transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 263 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 8/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Those territories should be precisely intensive activities while developing new defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 job opportunities to avoid social exclusion regions or should be parts thereof. The in the affected territories. Those territories plans should detail the challenges and should be precisely defined and correspond needs of those territories and identify the to NUTS level 2 or 3 regions or should be type of operations needed in a manner that parts thereof. The plans should detail the ensures the coherent development of challenges and needs of those territories climate-resilient economic activities that and identify the type of operations needed are also consistent with the transition to in a manner that ensures the coherent climate-neutrality and the objectives of the development of climate-resilient economic Green Deal. Only investments in activities that are also consistent with the accordance with the transition plans should transition to climate-neutrality and the receive financial support from the JTF. The objectives of the Green Deal while at the territorial just transition plans should be same time safeguarding the employment part of the programmes (supported by the levels. Only investments in accordance ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the with the transition plans should receive JTF, as the case may be) which are financial support from the JTF. The approved by the Commission. territorial just transition plans could be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 264 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should, after a thorough consultation negatively affected, where JTF support process with local authorities and should be concentrated and describe representatives, identify the territories specific actions to be undertaken to reach a most negatively affected, where JTF climate-neutral economy, notably as support should be concentrated and regards the conversion or closure of describe specific actions to be undertaken facilities involving fossil fuel production or to minimise the negative social impact other greenhouse gas intensive activities. while reaching a climate-neutral economy Those territories should be precisely by 2050, notably as regards the conversion defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel regions or should be parts thereof. The production or other greenhouse gas plans should detail the challenges and intensive activities. Those territories should needs of those territories and identify the be precisely defined and correspond to

AM\1205768EN.docx 9/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN type of operations needed in a manner that NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts ensures the coherent development of thereof. The plans should detail the climate-resilient economic activities that challenges and needs of those territories are also consistent with the transition to and identify the type of operations needed climate-neutrality and the objectives of the in a manner that ensures the coherent Green Deal. Only investments in development of climate-resilient economic accordance with the transition plans should activities that are also consistent with the receive financial support from the JTF. The transition to climate-neutrality and the territorial just transition plans should be objectives of the Green Deal. Only part of the programmes (supported by the investments in accordance with the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the transition plans should receive financial JTF, as the case may be) which are support from the JTF. The territorial just approved by the Commission. transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved and monitored by the Commission.

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Amendment 265 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 10/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Green Deal. Only investments in climate-resilient economic activities that accordance with the transition plans should are also consistent with the transition to receive financial support from the JTF. The climate-neutrality and the objectives of the territorial just transition plans should be Green Deal. Only investments in part of the programmes (supported by the accordance with the transition plans should ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the receive financial support from the JTF. The JTF, as the case may be) which are territorial just transition plans should be approved by the Commission. part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 266 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that climate-resilient economic activities as are also consistent with the transition to well as plans to reskill workers and climate-neutrality and the objectives of the facilitate their transition to other types of Green Deal. Only investments in employment , that are also consistent with accordance with the transition plans should the transition to climate-neutrality and the receive financial support from the JTF. The objectives of the Green Deal. Only territorial just transition plans should be investments in accordance with the part of the programmes (supported by the transition plans should receive financial ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the support from the JTF. The territorial just

AM\1205768EN.docx 11/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN JTF, as the case may be) which are transition plans should be part of the approved by the Commission. programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 267 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities or Those territories should be precisely activities whose products are impacted by defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 the transition to EU climate neutrality. regions or should be parts thereof. The Those territories should be precisely plans should detail the challenges and defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 needs of those territories and identify the regions or should be parts thereof. The type of operations needed in a manner that plans should detail the challenges and ensures the coherent development of needs of those territories and identify the climate-resilient economic activities that type of operations needed in a manner that are also consistent with the transition to ensures the coherent development of climate-neutrality and the objectives of the climate-resilient economic activities that Green Deal. Only investments in are also consistent with the transition to accordance with the transition plans should climate-neutrality and the objectives of the receive financial support from the JTF. The Green Deal. Only investments in territorial just transition plans should be accordance with the transition plans should part of the programmes (supported by the receive financial support from the JTF. The ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the territorial just transition plans should be JTF, as the case may be) which are part of the programmes (supported by the approved by the Commission. ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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PE652.417v01-00 12/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 268 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy by 2040, notably regards the conversion or closure of as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission. approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 269 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation

AM\1205768EN.docx 13/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Recital 15

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges, needs needs of those territories and identify the and opportunities of those territories and type of operations needed in a manner that identify the type of operations needed in a ensures the coherent development of manner that ensures the coherent climate-resilient economic activities that development of climate-resilient economic are also consistent with the transition to activities that are also consistent with the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the transition to climate-neutrality and the Green Deal. Only investments in objectives of the Green Deal. Only accordance with the transition plans should investments in accordance with the receive financial support from the JTF. The transition plans should receive financial territorial just transition plans should be support from the JTF. The territorial just part of the programmes (supported by the transition plans should be part of the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the JTF, as the case may be) which are ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as approved by the Commission. the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 270 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15a) Additionally, according to the present planning, the managing authorities and Member States need to submit their territorial just transition

PE652.417v01-00 14/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN plans by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation barrier and, as the adoption of these plans is a condition to release the funding, conditional pre- financing for technical assistance should be made available before their adoption in order to overcome this barrier, targeting a realistically progressive and inclusive transition according to the EU climate goals.

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Amendment 271 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15a) The territorial just transition plans are to be submitted by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation challenge for managing authorities and for Member States, as the adoption of these plans is necessary to release the funding. In order to alleviate that challenge, conditional pre-financing for technical assistance should, therefore, be made available before the adoption of the plans.

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Amendment 272 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205768EN.docx 15/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN (15a) The JTF should encompass bottom-up strategies in the preparation and implementation of the territorial just transition plans, ensuring the active participation of relevant public authorities, economic and social partners, including trade unions and other relevant civil society stakeholders.

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Amendment 273 Raffaele Fitto

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15a) Territorial plans for a just transition should be submitted by the end of 2021 at the latest.

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Amendment 274 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(15b) It is essential to consider the disruptive effects of the pandemic on both the economy and the environment in order to adapt the timeline for a successful, inclusive and sustainable transition. Additionally, according to the present planning, the managing authorities and Member States need to submit their territorial just transition plans by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation barrier and, as the adoption of these plans is a condition to

PE652.417v01-00 16/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN release the funding, conditional pre- financing for technical assistance should be made available before their adoption in order to overcome this barrier.

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Amendment 275 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(16) In order to enhance the result deleted orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply financial corrections in case of serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective.

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Justification

Suggestion related to the amendments to Article 9.

Amendment 276 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(16) In order to enhance the result (16) In order to enhance the result orientation of the use of JTF resources, the orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply proportionality, should be able to apply financial corrections in case of serious financial corrections in case of serious underachievement of targets established for underachievement of targets established for

AM\1205768EN.docx 17/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN the JTF specific objective. the JTF specific objective as well as for the targets established for the reduction of emissions with greenhouse effect.

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Amendment 277 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(16) In order to enhance the result (16) In order to enhance the result orientation of the use of JTF resources, the orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply proportionality and Regulation financial corrections in case of serious (EU).../...[new CPR], should be able to underachievement of targets established for apply financial corrections in case of the JTF specific objective. serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective.

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Amendment 278 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(16) In order to enhance the result (16) In order to enhance the result orientation of the use of JTF resources, the orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply proportionality and Regulation financial corrections in case of serious (EU)…/…[new CPR], should be able to underachievement of targets established for apply financial corrections in case of the JTF specific objective. serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective.

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PE652.417v01-00 18/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 279 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(16a) Special attention and support should be given to mountain areas and to rural, insular, remote and extremely remote areas. These areas are already facing even greater social and economic difficulties, including rural-to-urban migration and overall depopulation, fewer skills, little digital infrastructure and low connectivity, which further reduces their ability to address the challenges of the transition process. Those areas could also play an important role as regards their ability to attract investment in renewable energy, while safeguarding agricultural land.

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Amendment 280 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(16a) Since the European Semester process has an impact on the programming of the JTF, local and regional authorities should be effectively involved as key partners in the European Semester dialogue. This enhanced involvement of local and regional authorities in the European Semester should help them to better integrate the cohesion policy partnership and multilevel governance in the coordination of economic policies.

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Amendment 281 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(17) In order to supplement and amend deleted certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of the elements contained in Annex III of this Regulation regarding the common output and result indicators. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making15. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts; these experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. ______15 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.13.

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Amendment 282 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation

PE652.417v01-00 20/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(17) In order to supplement and amend deleted certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of the elements contained in Annex III of this Regulation regarding the common output and result indicators. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making15 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts; these experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. ______15 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.13.

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Justification

Suggestion related to the amendments to Article 8.

Amendment 283 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Recital 18

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(18) In order to set out an appropriate (18) In order to set out an appropriate

AM\1205768EN.docx 21/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN financial framework for the JTF, financial framework for the JTF, delegated implementing powers should be conferred powers should be conferred on the on the Commission to set out the annual Commission to set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per breakdown of available allocations per Member State in accordance with Annex I. Member State in accordance with Annex I.

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Amendment 284 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

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(19) The objectives of this Regulation, deleted namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,

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This recital accuses all Member States, across the board, of incapability, while some have, on

PE652.417v01-00 22/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN average, achieved a good outcome in the energy transition, unlike others who have been particularly non-compliant with regard to the agreed renewable energy targets under Europe 2020. To say that, for that reason, Member States (all of them) are unable to achieve effective results, serves only to justify the European decision to disregard the 'polluter pays' principle.

Amendment 285 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

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(19) The objectives of this Regulation, (19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those under shared management. The JTF objectives can better be achieved at Union should prioritise activities that ensure level, the Union may adopt measures, in high social and environmental standards, accordance with the principle of in particular through compliance with subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In collective agreements and the promotion accordance with the principle of of worker participation. Since those proportionality, as set out in that Article, objectives can better be achieved at Union this Regulation does not go beyond what is level, the Union may adopt measures, in necessary in order to achieve those accordance with the principle of objectives, subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,

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Amendment 286 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

19a. Territorial plans should take into account the economic recovery which will need to take place following the COVID- 19 crisis. The JTF must prioritise reconversion or transition to a climate- neutral economy as part of the plan to relaunch Europe's economies. The JTF should support the economic recovery of regions affected by the health crisis, on condition that they comply with climate neutrality objectives.

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Amendment 287 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 b (new)

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19b. In order better to take account of the damaging effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the JTF should support businesses which are struggling as a result of the crisis, enabling businesses which were viable in January 2020 to recover while complying with climate-neutrality objectives; it should also support the healthcare sector by helping struggling businesses which, while complying with climate-neutrality objectives, are contributing to keeping the national hospital system supplied and maintained.

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Amendment 288 Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide to territories facing serious socio-economic support to territories facing serious socio- challenges deriving from the transition economic challenges deriving from the process towards a climate-neutral economy transition process towards a climate-neutral of the Union by 2050. economy of the Union by 2050. Support shall also be provided at least to all coal mining territories in the EU, where coal is still harvested and to territories where important structural changes take place after phasing out mining activities.

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Amendment 289 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to the economies, citizens and the challenges deriving from the transition environment of territories facing serious process towards a climate-neutral economy socio-economic challenges deriving from of the Union by 2050. the gradual transition process towards the Union’s 2030 target for climate set out in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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AM\1205768EN.docx 25/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 290 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral process towards the Union’s and Member economy of the Union by 2050. States’ commitment to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and the Union's climate- neutrality objective as defined under Regulation (EU) 2020/…[European Climate Law].

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Amendment 291 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide to territories facing serious socio-economic economic, individual and environmental challenges deriving from the transition support to territories facing serious socio- process towards a climate-neutral economy economic challenges deriving from the of the Union by 2050. transition process towards the Union's 2030 target for climate set out in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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PE652.417v01-00 26/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 292 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories, especially highly carbon- challenges deriving from the transition intensive regions depending on coal process towards a climate-neutral economy mining and power plants, facing serious of the Union by 2050. socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 293 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to the economies, people and environment challenges deriving from the transition of territories facing serious socio-economic process towards a climate-neutral economy challenges deriving from the transition of the Union by 2050. process towards the Union’s 2030 target for climate and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 294 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. of the Union by 2050, ensuring that all Member States achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 295 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. of the Union by 2050, and the Union’s 2030 target.

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Amendment 296 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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PE652.417v01-00 28/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN process towards a climate-neutral economy challenges deriving from the transition of the Union by 2050. process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 297 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 298 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

2. It lays down the specific objective 2. It lays down the specific objective of the JTF, its geographical coverage and of the JTF, its geographical coverage and resources, the scope of its support with resources, the scope of its support with regard to the Investment for jobs and regard to the Investment for jobs and growth goal referred to in [point (a) of growth goal referred to in [point (a) of Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as well as specific provisions for CPR] as well as specific provisions for programming and indicators necessary for programming, criteria and transparent monitoring. targets, as well as indicators necessary for monitoring.

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AM\1205768EN.docx 29/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 299 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the ‘enabling regions, municipalities and social, economic and environmental people to address the social, economic and impacts of the transition towards a climate- environmental impacts of the transition neutral economy’. towards a climate-neutral economy’ by 2040 and ambitious EU targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030 consistent with Regulation (EU) [2020/…] [the new EU Climate Law]. Priority shall be given to activities that ensure high social and environmental standards, in particular through compliance with collective agreements and the promotion of worker participation.

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Amendment 300 Simone Schmiedtbauer

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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PE652.417v01-00 30/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030 and a climate-neutral economy by 2050, and limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels’.

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Amendment 301 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second The JTF shall contribute to the single subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of specific objective enshrined in the second Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of contribute to the single specific objective Regulation(EU) [new CPR] by ‘enabling ‘enabling regions and people to address the regions and people to address the social, social, economic and environmental economic and environmental challenges impacts of the transition towards a climate- and opportunities of a socially just neutral economy’. transition towards a fully renewables- based, highly resource and energy- efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040'.

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Justification

It is deemed necessary to highlight what the main characteristics of a climate-neutral economy are, to bring clarity and common understanding. Therefore, the amendment modifying "Climate-neutral economy" into "fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2040", applies throughout the text and its approval would entail the modification of the entire text accordingly. Moreover, growing scientific evidence indicates that, in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the EU should strive for a climate neutral economy by 2040. The latter is achievable in a cost-effective thanks to a highly-energy efficient and 100% renewable based energy system.

Amendment 302 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

AM\1205768EN.docx 31/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Justification

In the face of the significant challenges and needs of the energy transition and the limited financial resources planned within the EU budget for that, the specific objective of the JTF should not only be targeted at mitigation of the negative socio-economic effects of transition, but above all at the energy transformation itself.

Amendment 303 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental social, employment, economic and impacts of the transition towards a climate- environmental impacts of the transition neutral economy’. towards a climate-neutral economy by 2050, including achievement of the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions

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Amendment 304 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 305 Tom Berendsen

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- impacts of the transition towards the neutral economy’. Union’s 2030 target for climate set out in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy by 2050’.

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AM\1205768EN.docx 33/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 306 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- impacts of the transition towards the neutral economy’. Union's objectives provided for in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy by 2050’.

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Justification

The wording should be clarified in order to fully reflect the objectives validated by the Union, i.e. climate neutrality by 2050 and the objectives retained in Regulation 2018/1999 which will be updated by the Climate Act in 2030.

Amendment 307 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 308 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 309 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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AM\1205768EN.docx 35/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 310 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 311 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 312 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)

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Access to financial allocation under the JTF is conditional on Member States' commitment to a target of climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 313 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States by focusing on the social and economic impact of the transition in the most affected regions. Access to the JTF shall be conditional on the adoption of a national objective towards the achievement of the European Union objective of climate neutrality by 2050, as well as the intermediate targets for 2030.

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Amendment 314 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States. Funds should prioritise

AM\1205768EN.docx 37/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN highly carbon-intensive regions, notably those heavily reliant on coal-mining (and coal power plants) and with a GDP per capita below the EU average, but also those isolated from continental Europe, such as islands or outermost regions.

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Funds should prioritise highly carbon-intensive regions, notably those heavily reliant on coal-mining (and coal power plants) and with a GDP per capita below the EU average, but also those isolated from continental Europe, such as islands or outermost regions (as of Art. 349 of TFEU) which are often highly dependent on imported oil for electricity generation. It is in all the aforementioned regions where citizens are faced with the biggest challenges. The number of jobs in coal mining, energy use and in carbon intensive industries should be key eligibility criteria. The table with the national allocations circulated by the European Commission shows that the suggested methodology could end up prioritising areas that may need less external financing compared to those who need it the most.

Amendment 315 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States. The JTF shall prioritise regions heavily dependant on fossil fuel, with greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities or with industrial activities whose products are impacted by the transition to EU climate neutrality.

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Amendment 316 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, César Luena, Javi López, Ibán García Del Blanco, Clara Aguilera, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

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1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States that have supported the 2050 climate neutrality target, are demonstrating commitment through their national energy and climate plans and require financial assistance to achieve a resilient and climate-neutral economy by 2050.

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Amendment 317 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States, in full consistency with the EU objective of achieving a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040.

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Amendment 318 Raffaele Fitto

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

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AM\1205768EN.docx 39/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN 1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth in areas Member States. affected by the transition of industrial facilities, energy production plants and fossil fuel extraction to a climate-neutral economy in all Member States.

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Amendment 319 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States, with particular attention given to Member States relying on fossil fuels.

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Amendment 320 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support Just Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Transition to climate neutrality by 2040 Member States. for all under the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States.

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Amendment 321 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support territories as Investment for jobs and growth goal in all mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 1 Member States. from all Member States.

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Amendment 322 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 18.75 in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as billion in 2018 prices. The amount of the the case may be, by additional resources JTF may be increased for the period 2021- allocated in the Union budget, and by other 2027 when deemed appropriate, as the resources in accordance with the applicable case may be, by additional resources basic act. allocated in the Union budget, by the budgetary authority under the annual budgetary procedure. In addition, the financial envelope for the JTF may be increased by additional contributions from Member States, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act, constituting external assigned revenue in addition to the cases listed in point (a) of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

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Justification

This provision deletes the mandatory contributions from ERDF and ESF+. It allows MS, on a voluntary basis, to use part of their ERDF and ESF+ national envelopes to contribute to the JTF up to 60% of the amount of support from the JTF. If all MS were to fully use this provision and with a global JTF allocation of 18,75bn, 30bn could be mobilised under this

AM\1205768EN.docx 41/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Regulation. This is in line with the EC proposal where MS are allowed to transfer more than 1.5 times the amount of support from the JTF but not exceed 3 times this amount. If all MS were to fully use this provision and with a global JTF allocation of 7.5bn, 30bn could be mobilised under this Regulation. This amendment should be read in conjunction with the amendment on Articles 3(2) and 6(2).

Amendment 323 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Irène Tolleret

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 20 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices and shall not result from the case may be, by additional resources the transfer of resources from other EU allocated in the Union budget, and by other funds covered by EU Regulation.../…[new resources in accordance with the applicable CPR]. They may be increased, as the case basic act. may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

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Amendment 324 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 42/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN resources in accordance with the applicable in the Union budget, and by other basic act. resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. No mandatory transfer from allocations of the other Funds covered by Regulation (EU) …/… [new CPR] shall be foreseen.

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Amendment 325 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 30 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices ("principal amount"), and the case may be, by additional resources shall not be transferred from the allocated in the Union budget, and by other allocations of the Funds covered by resources in accordance with the applicable Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR]. The basic act. principal amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

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Justification

It is paramount that the JTF is endowed with a proper budget that has to be additional to the 'traditional' Cohesion policy envelope and has to take into due consideration the cross- sectoral dimension of the challenges and opportunities provided by the transition.

Amendment 326 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 17.88 in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as billion in 2018 prices ("principal the case may be, by additional resources amount") and shall not be transferred allocated in the Union budget, and by other from the allocations of the Funds covered resources in accordance with the applicable by the Regulation (EU)…/…[new CPR]. basic act. The principal amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

Or. en

Amendment 327 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Justification

The amount is related to the MFF decision-making process. It is therefore more appropriate to leave a general reference to a budget allocation, in square brackets.

Amendment 328

PE652.417v01-00 44/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Álvaro Amaro

Proposal for a regulation Article 3.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 22.5 in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as billion in 2018 prices ('principal amount'), the case may be, by additional resources and shall not be transferred from the allocated in the Union budget, and by other allocations of the funds covered by resources in accordance with the applicable Regulation .../... [new CPR]. The principal basic act. amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

Or. pt

Amendment 329 Franc Bogovič

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.( billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices ('principal amount'), and the case may be, by additional resources shall not be transferred from the allocated in the Union budget, and by other allocations of the Funds covered by resources in accordance with the applicable Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR]. The basic act. principal amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

Or. sl

AM\1205768EN.docx 45/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Justification

The means of the other cohesion funds should not be jeopardised on account of the JTF.

Amendment 330 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 24.375 in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as billion in 2018 prices, which may be the case may be, by additional resources increased, as the case may be, by additional allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources allocated in the Union budget, resources in accordance with the applicable and by other resources in accordance with basic act. the applicable basic act. These resources should not be cut nor transferred from the funds covered by Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR].

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Amendment 331 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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PE652.417v01-00 46/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN basic act. the applicable basic act. The funding of the JTF shall not be to the detriment of resources allocated to the other MFF funds.

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Amendment 332 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be at least EUR 20 in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as billion in 2018 prices and shall not be the case may be, by additional resources transferred from allocations of other allocated in the Union budget, and by other existing funds. This amount may be resources in accordance with the applicable increased, as the case may be, by additional basic act. resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

Or. en

Justification

The Just Transition Fund should be fuelled with EU “fresh money” and provide more substantial financial support, substantially higher than EUR 7,5 billion. The proposed transferring mechanism based on matching the funds obtained from the JTF with Members State’s resources (own resources or cohesion envelope) should become optional (instead of mandatory) to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources. This is to avoid that resources that are already committed for other essential projects are reallocated to JTF activities, creating unintended consequences.

Amendment 333 Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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Amendment 334 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 335 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 48/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 20 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. basic act.

Or. en

Amendment 336 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 337 Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

0.35% of the amount referred to in the first A minimum share of 0.35% of the amount subparagraph shall be allocated to technical referred to in the first subparagraph shall assistance at the initiative of the be allocated to technical assistance at the Commission. initiative of the Commission, with the possibility of this share being increased upon the request of a Member State, based on the specifics of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 338 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

0.35% of the amount referred to in the first 0.20% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the assistance, including preliminary Commission. planning, at the initiative of the Commission.

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Amendment 339 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. The Commission shall adopt a 3. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act decision by means of a delegated act in setting out the annual breakdown of accordance with Article 10 setting out the resources, including any additional annual breakdown of resources, including resources referred to in paragraph 2, by any additional resources referred to in Member State in accordance with the paragraph 2, by Member State in methodology set out in Annex I. accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

Or. en

Amendment 340 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3

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Or. en

Amendment 341 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. The Commission shall adopt a 3. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act decision by means of a delegated act setting out the annual breakdown of setting out the annual breakdown of resources, including any additional resources, including any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, by resources referred to in paragraph 2, by Member State in accordance with the Member State in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I. methodology set out in Annex I.

Or. en

Justification

The European Parliament should be granted full democratic control regarding the annual breakdown of resources.

Amendment 342 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Access to the JTF should be conditional to the acceptance of an ambitious Long-

AM\1205768EN.docx 51/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Term Strategy consistent with an EU-wide objective of climate neutrality by 2050, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [2020/…] [the new EU Climate Law] and intermediate national targets for 2030.

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Amendment 343 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. By way of derogation from Article 4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+. support from the ERDF or the ESF+ or any other fund allocation programmes provided for by the European Union.

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Amendment 344 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. By way of derogation from Article 4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any [21(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+. support from the ERDF or the ESF+.

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 52/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 345 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

These additional resources shall preferably be allocated to territories with an above-average performance towards reaching the Union’s climate targets. The Member State’s contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the Union, taking April 2020 as baseline, shall be taken into account for the distribution of the additional resources.

Or. en

Amendment 346 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall only support 1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7. established in accordance with Article 7. In addition, investment under the JTF shall be eligible only if it complies with the EU's climate and environment objectives, the 'do no harm' principle, and the EU taxonomy for sustainable financing. Activities which would hinder the development and deployment of low- carbon alternatives and result in a freezing of assets which, in view of their lifespan, are incompatible with or which dilute the long-term environment and

AM\1205768EN.docx 53/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN climate objectives will not be eligible.

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Amendment 347 Hannes Heide

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 348 Erik Bergkvist, Eero Heinäluoma

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall only support 1. Only Member States that are activities that are directly linked to its committed to achieving the EU 2050 specific objective as set out in Article 2 climate neutrality target and adhere to the and which contribute to the implementation fundamental values of the Union of the territorial just transition plans may benefit from the JTF. The JTF shall established in accordance with Article 7. only support activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7.

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 54/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 349 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall only support 1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its activities that are linked to its specific specific objective as set out in Article 2 objective as set out in Article 2 and which and which contribute to the implementation contribute to the implementation of the of the territorial just transition plans territorial just transition plans established established in accordance with Article 7. in accordance with Article 7.

Or. en

Amendment 350 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1a. The JTF shall give priority to financing activities aimed at supporting the diversification and modernisation of local economies and the safeguarding and deployment of local jobs.

Or. fr

Amendment 351 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1a. The JTF resources shall be additional and shall not replace activities

AM\1205768EN.docx 55/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN supported under the ERDF, ESF+, or other EU programmes.

Or. en

Amendment 352 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1 and with shall exclusively support the following the environmental objectives of the activities: Sustainable Finance Taxonomy as laid out in the Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of… on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, the JTF shall exclusively support the following activities:

Or. en

Justification

The EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy provides a reference framework for assessing whether investments are environmentally sustainable and as such should be applied as a standard to any investment under the Just Transition Fund, without prejudice to the investments that are excluded from the scope of the Regulation in Article 5. On April 15th, 2020, the Council has adopted its position at first reading. The regulation now needs to be adopted by the European Parliament at second reading before it can be published in the Official Journal and enter into force.

Amendment 353 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 56/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall exclusively support the following activities: activities. No activity shall substantially harm the environmental objectives of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy:

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Amendment 354 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support at least the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 355 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 356 Franc Bogovič

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

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In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. sl

Amendment 357 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 358 Raffaele Fitto

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 359 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

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In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 360 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Justification

‘Exclusively’ is too rigid, there may be some peculiarities of some areas where specific actions are needed and justified by the transition plan approved by the Commission.

Amendment 361 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, deleted including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Justification

Given the limited size of this fund and the major investments needed to transform the EU economy into a carbon-neutral economy, the number of investment priorities to be targeted by

AM\1205768EN.docx 59/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN the JTF should be strictly limited to social support and land restoration as initially envisaged by the European Parliament. The JTF is not the appropriate tool to finance economic revitalisation operations, which are already supported by other EU financial tools and instruments (EIM, ERDF, Invest EU etc.).

Amendment 362 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in including start-ups, leading to economic SMEs, including start-ups, leading to diversification and reconversion; economic diversification and reconversion, as well as contributing to new job creation;

Or. en

Amendment 363 Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments and including start-ups, leading to economic working capital in SMEs, and in diversification and reconversion; enterprises other than SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification, modernisation and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 364 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

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(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic including start-ups, and in enterprises diversification and reconversion; other than SMEs leading to economic diversification, modernisation and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 365 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive and full including start-ups, leading to economic environmentally sustainable investments diversification and reconversion; in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to the creation of green, permanent and quality jobs, economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 366 André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion; diversification and reconversion, particularly with the aim of promoting local production;

Or. fr

AM\1205768EN.docx 61/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Justification

Amendment aimed at promoting local production, which will enable, in particular, the specific objective mentioned in Article 2 to be achieved.

Amendment 367 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive and sustainable including start-ups, leading to economic investments in SMEs, including start-ups, diversification and reconversion; leading to decent and sustainable job creation, economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 368 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 369 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 62/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN (a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive and sustainable including start-ups, leading to economic investments in SMEs, including start-ups, diversification and reconversion; leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 370 Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina Penkova

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 371 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in micro- including start-ups, leading to economic enterprises and SMEs, including start-ups, diversification and reconversion; leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. it

Amendment 372 Tamás Deutsch

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

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(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments, including including start-ups, leading to economic in start-ups and SMEs, leading to diversification and reconversion; economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 373 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic including start-ups, leading to job creation, diversification and reconversion; economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 374 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) Productive investments including including start-ups, leading to economic start-ups and SMEs, leading to economic diversification and reconversion; diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Justification

The wording about the possibility for projects put forward by enterprises bigger than SMEs to be considered under the JTF does not provide clear signals for the right investments to be made in the needed areas. Large enterprises are the biggest employers in transforming sectors of the economy and all companies should have the possibility to contribute to the just transition.

PE652.417v01-00 64/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 375 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) investments in SMEs, including including start-ups, leading to economic start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion; diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 376 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(aa) investments in public and social infrastructure and services of general interest, including targeted measures to address energy poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 377 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(aa) communities based on the quadruple axis of innovation: government, enterprises, tertiary education and research centres;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 65/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 378 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ab) investments in renewable energy, greening and green infrastructure construction, and the maintenance and development of related technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 379 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new deleted firms, including through business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

Justification

Given the limited size of this fund and the major investments needed to transform the EU economy into a carbon-neutral economy, the number of investment priorities to be targeted by the JTF should be strictly limited to social support and land restoration as initially envisaged by the European Parliament. The JTF is not the appropriate tool to finance economic revitalisation operations, which are already supported by other EU financial tools and instruments (EIM, ERDF, Invest EU etc.).

Amendment 380 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Juan Fernando López Aguilar

Proposal for a regulation

PE652.417v01-00 66/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms and the expansion of existing ones, incubators and consulting services; leading to the creation of quality jobs focusing on smart specialisation strategies such as innovation, more efficient and sustainable of air and sea connectivity, moves towards sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism, support for SMEs, reskilling, promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, business incubators, etc.

Or. es

Amendment 381 Vlad-Marius Botoş

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators, established and managed by economic operators, NGOs and specialised universities, and consulting services;

Or. en

Amendment 382 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, and the diversification and

AM\1205768EN.docx 67/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN incubators and consulting services; development of existing ones, including through business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

Amendment 383 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms relevant for the transition to incubators and consulting services; sustainable development, including through business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

Amendment 384 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators and consulting services, in carbon-free sectors leading to economic diversification;

Or. en

Amendment 385 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

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(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators and consulting services, leading to job creation, economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 386 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms in the green and circular economy incubators and consulting services; sectors, including through business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

Amendment 387 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms and social enterprises, including incubators and consulting services; through microfinance, business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 69/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 388 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators;

Or. en

Amendment 389 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators;

Or. en

Amendment 390 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Justification

Given the limited size of this fund and the major investments needed to transform the EU

PE652.417v01-00 70/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN economy into a carbon-neutral economy, the number of investment priorities to be targeted by the JTF should be strictly limited to social support and land restoration as initially envisaged by the European Parliament. The JTF is not the appropriate tool to finance economic revitalisation operations, which are already supported by other EU financial tools and instruments (EIM, ERDF, Invest EU etc.).

Amendment 391 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies; transfer of, and greater ease of access to, advanced technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 392 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Mario Furore, Tiziana Beghin, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies; transfer of advanced technologies, provided that they do not rely on, or involve, fossil fuels;

Or. en

Amendment 393 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

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(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities, including at transfer of advanced technologies; universities and public research institutions, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;

Or. it

Amendment 394 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities, including research transfer of advanced technologies; institutions and universities, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 395 Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Francisco José Millán Mon

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies; transfer of advanced technologies in the public or private sector;

Or. es

Amendment 396 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Nicolás González

PE652.417v01-00 72/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities, including energy transfer of advanced technologies; research, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;

Or. es

Amendment 397 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 398 Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ca) social impact investments which foster the development of businesses that can have a positive social impact in their immediate area, providing alternative income sources to citizens affected by the transition to a greener economy;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 73/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 399 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ca) investments in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure construction and maintenance and development of related technologies;

Or. it

Amendment 400 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean and sustainable energy, emission reduction, energy efficiency and in reducing dependency on carbon- renewable energy; intensive energy and energy poverty, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including investments in sustainable transport and infrastructure, inter alia fostering electrification and the use of biofuels in order to phasing out fossil fuels, ensuring energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Or. en

Amendment 401 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

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(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and road and railway affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas infrastructures, where lacking, water emission reduction, energy efficiency and infrastructure, if it is antiquated, renewable energy; inefficient or insufficient to ensure that water is not wasted, for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including the deployment of environmentally-friendly means of transportation, in energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Or. it

Amendment 402 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable, renewable and sustainable emission reduction, energy efficiency and clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission renewable energy; reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including targeted energy efficiency retrofit measures to address energy poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 403 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

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(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable and sustainable clean energy, in emission reduction, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy renewable energy; efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technology, to facilitate alternative solutions such as sustainable mobility or building renovation, for example;

Or. es

Amendment 404 Josianne Cutajar

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, including investments renewable energy; in sustainable mobility and the decarbonisation of the transport sector, energy efficiency and/or renewable energy;

Or. en

Amendment 405 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 76/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN renewable energy; deployment of environmentally friendly means of transportation, the development of heating and cooling systems and energy efficiency;

Or. en

Amendment 406 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy; renewable energy, including the use of heat from technological processes in exchange for a limitation of the heat supplied from plants generating CO2 emissions;

Or. en

Justification

We would like to emphasise the need for the possibility of financing investments from the JTF in relation to the issue of energy origin, including processes using heat from technological processes in exchange for the limitation of the heat supplied from plants generating CO2 emissions. The effect of this action would result in a significant reduction of CO2 emissions and energy consumption from the network.

Amendment 407 Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for

AM\1205768EN.docx 77/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy; renewable energy, including SMEs and the households of the people directly affected by the transition;

Or. en

Amendment 408 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 409 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 410

PE652.417v01-00 78/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 411 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) Investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction (including accelerating renewable energy; the transition towards zero-emission mobility), storage solutions, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Or. en

Justification

Supported activities under Article 4 of the draft JTF regulation must bring added value in comparison to the business-as-usual scenario. Beyond addressing the social impact on transitioning communities, it must support projects that offer economic opportunities. Crucially, it should finance re-skilling programmes for coal miners as well as investment in renewables, circular economy, environmental remediation, smart electricity solutions and enabling technologies and infrastructure. This would help address the economic and social impacts of the transition by creating job opportunities within the power sector. The current structure of the proposal does not seem to focus enough on the energy aspects of the transition. The mechanism should be as such that if, for instance, a coal power plant is closed down, the energy activity is still kept in the region. This applies above all in regions where a risk for the security of supply is identified, which could jeopardise their economic

AM\1205768EN.docx 79/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN transformation.

Amendment 412 Susana Solís Pérez, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 413 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 414 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

PE652.417v01-00 80/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 415 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 416 Simone Schmiedtbauer

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 417 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Asger Christensen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) investments related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of gas, provided that it is used as a bridging technology replacing coal, lignite, peat, or oil shale, and demonstrates it delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These investments should allow for the use of renewable gas at a later stage.

Or. en

Amendment 418 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) investment in the deployment of technologies to replace technologies based on fossil fuel, except natural gas, with technologies using alternative fuels including natural gas;

Or. en

Amendment 419 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) investments to reduce energy poverty and air pollution, notably through investments in district heating and eliminating individual heating solutions based on coal;

Or. en

Amendment 420 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of natural gas;

Or. it

Justification

In the medium term, for the transition to a climate-neutral economy, natural gas is essential.

Amendment 421 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) targeted energy efficiency measures and schemes, including building renovations, also in view of tackling energy poverty;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 83/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 422 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) investments in sustainable local mobility, including decarbonisation of the local transport sector;

Or. en

Amendment 423 Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) e-mobility and related green infrastructure;

Or. en

Amendment 424 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(db) in relation to investments in renewable energy, in particular measures aiming at the local deployment of small installations, such as to develop private self-consumption, and capable of boosting collective self-consumption and the establishment of energy communities;

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Amendment 425 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(db) targeted measures for the active participation of citizens in the energy system as renewable energy communities, citizens' communities, collective or individual self-consumers and active customers, also in view of tackling energy poverty;

Or. en

Justification

Citizens’ engagement in the energy system is key for ensuring a rapid and cost-efficient energy transition, while also providing direct benefits to end-users and communities, thus helping the transition to be just for all. In fact, citizens' participation in the energy system helps to reach a highly energy efficient and fully renewable based system, and brings many co-benefits such as: helping fighting energy poverty, reducing energy consumption and energy bills; stimulating local economy and jobs creation, increasing community acceptance of the transition, and related social benefits.

Amendment 426 Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(db) clean transport infrastructures and smart solutions in transportation and freight logistics;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 85/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 427 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(db) investment in district heatings;

Or. en

Amendment 428 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(dc) ensuring the security of energy supply;

Or. en

Amendment 429 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Asger Christensen, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(dd) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures including charging infrastructures for electric vehicles to enable affordable, clean, smart and sustainable mobility contributing to greenhouse gas emission reduction and to the diversification of mobility solutions;

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 86/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 430 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and deleted digital connectivity;

Or. en

Justification

Amendment 431 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity, including new high- speed networks such as fiber-optic cables to individual households in insular, remote and sparsely populated areas in order to enable teleworking and reduce emissions;

Or. en

Amendment 432 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity including equipment and appliance load monitoring, and communications research and technology, facilitating the development of demand- side response and precision agriculture;

Or. es

Amendment 433 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation, digital digital connectivity; connectivity and the deployment of broadband and fibre optics in the outermost regions or rural areas;

Or. fr

Amendment 434 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation, digital connectivity; digital connectivity, future-oriented infrastructure and digital innovation;

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 88/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 435 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity linked directly to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050;

Or. fr

Amendment 436 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity, in particular for the roll-out of broadband in rural, insular and remote areas;

Or. it

Amendment 437 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) Investments in renewables, smart digital connectivity; electricity solutions and related infrastructure, the circular economy, and environmental remediation;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 89/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Justification

Supported activities under Article 4 of the draft JTF regulation must bring added value in comparison to the business-as-usual scenario. Beyond addressing the social impact on transitioning communities, it must support projects that offer economic opportunities. Crucially, it should finance re-skilling programmes for coal miners as well as investment in renewables, the circular economy, environmental remediation, smart electricity solutions and enabling technologies and infrastructure. This would help address the economic and social impacts of the transition by creating job opportunities within the power sector. The current structure of the proposal does not seem to focus enough on the energy aspects of the transition. The mechanism should be as such that if, for instance, a coal power plant is closed down, the energy activity is still kept in the region. This applies above all in regions where a risk for the security of supply is identified, which could jeopardise their economic transformation

Amendment 438 Franc Bogovič

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity; digital and precision farming and the smart villages project;

Or. sl

Amendment 439 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity, in particular those targeting rural and remote areas;

Or. en

Amendment 440

PE652.417v01-00 90/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Yana Toom, Viktor Uspaskich

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ea) investments in social and health care infrastructure and enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable social and health care services;

Or. en

Amendment 441 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ea) investments in social infrastructures, leading to job creation and economic diversification;

Or. en

Amendment 442 Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites and brown fields, and repurposing projects; land restoration and repurposing projects elaborated and implemented by environmental NGOs or specialised

AM\1205768EN.docx 91/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN companies, including investments in preparation of their support and background documentation and analysis;

Or. en

Amendment 443 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects; and repurposing projects, while ensuring appropriate respect for the polluter pays principle;

Or. en

Amendment 444 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites and brown fields, and repurposing projects; land restoration and repurposing projects, including investments in preparation of their support and background documentation and analysis;

Or. en

Amendment 445 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation

PE652.417v01-00 92/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects; and repurposing projects complementary to, and consistent with, the polluter pays principle;

Or. en

Amendment 446 André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration, and repurposing projects; water supply, modernisation of water treatment and purification systems and land repurposing projects;

Or. fr

Justification

Amendment aimed at focusing on modernising drinking water networks and solving water supply problems.

Amendment 447 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in green decontamination of sites, land restoration infrastructure, pollution reduction, and repurposing projects; regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;

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Amendment 448 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration, decontamination of sites, land restoration renovation and decontamination of sites, and repurposing projects; land restoration and repurposing projects, including in the area of nuclear recycling;

Or. fr

Amendment 449 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects; and repurposing projects, whenever the 'polluter pays' principle cannot be applied;

Or. fr

Amendment 450 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, where the

PE652.417v01-00 94/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN and repurposing projects; polluter pays principle could not be applied;

Or. en

Justification

The eligibility of investments in soil rehabilitation and site decontamination should not replace the application of the "polluter pays" principle. The JTF support should only intervene when the application of the “polluter pays” principle is no longer possible or not possible.

Amendment 451 André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, combating the and repurposing projects; spread of harmful algal blooms, and land restoration and repurposing projects;

Or. fr

Justification

Every effort must be made to fight the spread of harmful algal blooms such as sargassum seaweed, which cause serious environmental damage.

Amendment 452 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205768EN.docx 95/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN principle;

Or. en

Amendment 453 André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, subsoil, soil, and repurposing projects; freshwater courses and shores, and land restoration and repurposing projects;

Or. fr

Justification

Every effort must be made to decontaminate the soil in Guadeloupe and Martinique, which is polluted with chlordecone.

Amendment 454 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 455 André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. fr

Justification

Amendment aimed at mobilising every means available to combat outbreaks of dengue fever.

Amendment 456 Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in green decontamination of sites, land restoration infrastructure, regeneration and and repurposing projects; decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;

Or. en

Amendment 457 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(fa) restoration of degraded ecosystems and nature-based climate mitigation and adaptation projects, ensuring the respect of the 'polluter pays' principle;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 97/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 458 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(g) investments in enhancing the (g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste circular economy, including through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, prevention, reduction, the efficient and reuse, repair and recycling; responsible use of resources, reuse, repair and recycling;

Or. en

Amendment 459 Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(g) investments in enhancing the (g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste circular economy, including through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, reuse, repair and recycling; reuse, repair and recycling, including reuse of buildings and spaces;

Or. en

Amendment 460 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(g) investments in enhancing the (g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste circular economy through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, prevention, reduction, resource efficiency,

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Or. en

Amendment 461 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investments in environmental transformation in sectors that are economically relevant to regions in transition, such as tourism or agriculture;

Or. es

Amendment 462 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investments in projects to fight the energy poverty of households, and promote energy efficiency and a climate- neutral approach in the most affected regions;

Or. en

Amendment 463 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

AM\1205768EN.docx 99/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investments in projects for fighting energy poverty and supporting the production of energy from waste;

Or. it

Amendment 464 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of natural gas and hydrogen;

Or. en

Justification

In order to speed up the transformation and reduce CO2 emissions, a very rapid development of RES and the transformation of the energy sector towards sources based on the combustion of natural gas is necessary during a transitional period. We suggest to extend the scope of JTF support by the inclusion of investments in natural gas infrastructure. Without these investments, many Member States and EU regions will not be able to make progress in the transformation process (for example, Poland's gasification rate is only 58%, and the country does not use nuclear energy like many other Member States do).

Amendment 465 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investment in transport infrastructure, facilitating economic

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Or. en

Amendment 466 Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Martina Michels

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investments in promoting industrial heritage, including forms of sustainable tourism;

Or. en

Amendment 467 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investments in the creation of biodiversity hubs, also benefiting sustainable tourism;

Or. en

Amendment 468 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ga) investments in social innovations;

Or. en

AM\1205768EN.docx 101/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 469 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gb) investments in culture, education and community building, including valorisation of tangible and intangible mining heritage and community hubs;

Or. en

Amendment 470 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gb) investments in energy efficiency measures and renewable energy, including investments in all types of low- emission district heating;

Or. en

Justification

The modernisation of district heating networks could be supported with a view to improving energy efficiency of efficient district heating systems, as defined in Directive 2012/27/EU, pursuant to objectives laid down in the National Energy and Climate Plans.

Amendment 471 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 102/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN (gb) conversion and adaptation of existing natural gas pipelines for the transport of hydrogen;

Or. it

Amendment 472 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gb) the creation and development of social services of general interest;

Or. en

Amendment 473 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gb) investment in transport decarbonisation;

Or. en

Amendment 474 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)

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(gb) green infrastructure;

Or. es

Amendment 475 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gc) investments in social infrastructure, inclusive and quality services and social innovation;

Or. en

Amendment 476 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gc) investments in the construction of nuclear power stations;

Or. en

Amendment 477 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g d (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(gd) investments contributing to reducing emissions in all transport

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Or. en

Amendment 478 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g e (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ge) investments in sustainable multimodal urban mobility;

Or. en

Amendment 479 Susana Solís Pérez, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers workers; and job seekers employed or formerly employed in fields of activity facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process, including sheltered workshops and supported employment;

Or. en

Amendment 480 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205768EN.docx 105/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN (h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling, reskilling and training workers; of workers and jobseekers and former employees employed in areas of activity facing serious socioeconomic challenges linked to the transition process;

Or. fr

Amendment 481 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers; workers, including counselling and support services for workers in change processes in the framework of social partner activities;

Or. en

Amendment 482 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers; workers, job seekers and former employees previously employed in fields of activity facing serious socio-economic challenges related to the transition process;

Or. en

Justification

Upskilling and reskilling should not only concern "workers" but also jobseekers previously employed in one of the areas mostly affected by the transition.

PE652.417v01-00 106/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 483 Vlad-Marius Botoş

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers; workers through European certified skills classes that include both theoretical and practical modules;

Or. en

Amendment 484 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers; workers, the self-employed and the most vulnerable;

Or. es

Amendment 485 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers workers; aligned with the needs of the regional labour market;

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Amendment 486 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers; workers, in line with the corresponding territorial needs;

Or. en

Amendment 487 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers workers; and jobseekers, including retraining;

Or. en

Amendment 488 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers workers; and educational measures;

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 108/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 489 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers workers; and jobseekers;

Or. en

Amendment 490 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of workers workers; and jobseekers;

Or. en

Amendment 491 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling, training and reskilling workers; of workers;

Or. fr

Amendment 492 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar,

AM\1205768EN.docx 109/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) upskilling and reskilling of (h) upskilling and reskilling of the workers; labour force;

Or. en

Amendment 493 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ha) development of the social infrastructure needed to support reintegration into employment through social inclusion, education and training, and active ageing programmes;

Or. en

Amendment 494 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ha) income support for unemployed workers undergoing training;

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 110/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 495 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(hb) counselling and support services for workers, in change processes in the framework of social partner activities;

Or. en

Amendment 496 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(hb) the proper protection of key workers in crisis-affected economic sectors;

Or. en

Amendment 497 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance to jobseekers, in particular those previously employed in the fields of activity facing serious socio- economic challenges in connection with the transition process, including through

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Or. en

Justification

In order to avoid overlapping with the scope of the ESF+, it should be made clear that assistance to job-seekers is aimed at people working in sectors affected by the transition or who have lost their jobs following the closure of a site as a result of the transition.

Amendment 498 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance to jobseekers previously employed in areas of activity facing serious socioeconomic challenges linked to the transition process, including support for geographical mobility;

Or. fr

Amendment 499 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance and life-long learning opportunities for jobseekers;

Or. en

Amendment 500 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) counselling, support services and job-search assistance for jobseekers;

Or. en

Amendment 501 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance to jobseekers and active aging support;

Or. en

Amendment 502 Álvaro Amaro

Proposal for a regulation Article 4.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search and start-up assistance;

Or. pt

Amendment 503 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205768EN.docx 113/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN (j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers previously employed in areas of activity facing serious socioeconomic challenges linked to the transition process, including accompanying measures and actions aimed at overcoming tangential obstacles such as mobility, social and medical- social problems; particular attention must be paid to women;

Or. fr

Amendment 504 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers, in particular those previously employed in the fields of activity facing serious socio- economic challenges in connection with the transition process, including through direct income support;

Or. en

Justification

Given the extremely difficult post-covid socio-economic context in which the JTF will be implemented, support to social inclusion should also include direct income support for jobseekers in the regions concerned.

Amendment 505 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers, particularly women and vulnerable

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Or. en

Amendment 506 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers and programmes for reintegration into new domains of employment;

Or. en

Amendment 507 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers, with a particular emphasis on women and persons with disabilities;

Or. it

Amendment 508 Yana Toom, Viktor Uspaskich

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion and socioeconomic integration of people and communities;

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Amendment 509 Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina Penkova

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local, regional and national authorities for the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with local or regional development strategies and contribute to the transition towards a carbon-neutral EU economy by 2050;

Or. en

Justification

Upskilling and reskilling should not be restricted to workers, but should also include training unemployed people, job-seekers, etc. for jobs in the green economy. Ensuring greater flexibility in the choice of supported project, if the local and regional authorities in the territory concerned, the Member States and the European Commission agree.

Amendment 510 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) any other specific activities contributing to the JTF single specific objective, included in the territorial just transition plans, agreed between a Member State and the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, and approved by the European Commission;

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Justification

In the rapidly changing world, and in view of technological progress, there is a need to allow some flexibility to the scope of JTF support. This margin of flexibility will be limited anyway, as it will need to be approved by the Commission in transition plans.

Amendment 511 Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) innovative infrastructure projects leading directly to regional growth and enhancing economic diversification, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality;

Or. en

Amendment 512 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) income support measures for jobseekers, as well as for workers in transition between work, training and self-employment;

Or. en

Amendment 513 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

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(ja) measures and initiatives for community building, local development, social services and citizens' participation.

Or. en

Amendment 514 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) investments from local and regional governments contributing to the transition towards climate-neutral territories;

Or. en

Amendment 515 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) investments to avoid and reverse the depopulation of transition-affected regions and of rural areas;

Or. en

Amendment 516 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)

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(ja) social inclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 517 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(jb) income support measures for pre- retirement of workers in order to maintain occupational levels, also by hiring new workers to replace those workers who benefit from such income support;

Or. en

Amendment 518 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(jb) promotion of gender equality, equal opportunities and women’s labour market participation and entrepreneurship;

Or. en

Amendment 519 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(k) technical assistance. (k) technical assistance, including preliminary planning.

Or. it

Amendment 520 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ka) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local and regional bodies in the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with local development strategies and facilitate the transition towards a carbon-neutral EU economy by 2050;

Or. es

Amendment 521 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ka) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local and regional authorities for the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with regional development strategies and contribute to the transition towards EU

PE652.417v01-00 120/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN climate neutrality by 2050.

Or. en

Amendment 522 Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ka) integrated social support for affected workers and their families, in order to prevent social shocks and other negative consequences related to loss of jobs and to help them successfully overcome the transition period.

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Amendment 523 Katalin Cseh

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)

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(ka) activities that support regions’ capacity to collect and harmonise labour data in order to map what skills are needed and where workers could find alternative jobs.

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Amendment 524 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)

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(ka) leveraging of existing renewable energy assets.

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Amendment 525 Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru, Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k b (new)

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(kb) education measures, including programmes to prevent the school drop- out of children from affected families, and investments in vocational training and tertiary education, in order to prepare young people for the new socio-economic context of affected territories.

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Amendment 526 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Furthermore, investments should also enable the financing of costs of expertise and analysis to help to achieve the goals of a successful transformation in already existing or well-established companies under points c) to g).

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Amendment 527

PE652.417v01-00 122/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in the TFEU and in compliance with Union enterprises other than SMEs, provided that state aid rules as set out in Articles 107 such investments have been approved as and 108 of the TFEU, productive part of the territorial just transition plan investments in enterprises other than based on the information required under SMEs, provided that: point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. (i) such investments comply with criteria set out in [Articles] of Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation]; (ii) such enterprises provide company- wide emission targets and a binding plan to become climate-neutral by 2040, and provide all relevant information to reliably determine the alignment of their activities with the objective of reducing carbon emissions in compliance with the national phase-out timeline and with the objectives of the Paris Agreement; (iii) such investments are subject to a sustainability screening to determine if they have any detrimental environmental, climate or social impacts. For that purpose, the enterprises shall provide reliable and publicly accessible information; (iv) such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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AM\1205768EN.docx 123/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 528 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Asger Christensen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Irène Tolleret

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Additionally, the JTF may support, in Productive investments in enterprises other areas designated as assisted areas in than SMEs may be supported, provided accordance with points (a) and (c) of that such investments have been approved Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive as part of the territorial just transition plan investments in enterprises other than based on the information required under SMEs, provided that such investments point (h) of Article 7(2), are compliant have been approved as part of the territorial with social targets related to job creation, just transition plan based on the gender equality and equal pay and information required under point (h) of environmental targets, and do not result Article 7(2). Such investments shall only from relocation in accordance with be eligible where they are necessary for the Article 60 of the Regulation…/…[new implementation of the territorial just CPR]. Such investments shall be eligible transition plan. where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 529 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 124/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. territorial just transition plan and where they facilitate transition to a climate- neutral economy without relocation, in line with Article 60 of Regulation No .../... [CPR]..

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Amendment 530 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 531 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Constanze Krehl, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Tsvetelina Penkova, Isabel García Muñoz, Rovana Plumb

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

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Or. en

Amendment 532 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 126/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 533 Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Additionally, the JTF may support, in Additionally, the JTF may support, in the areas designated as assisted areas in respective territories, productive accordance with points (a) and (c) of investments in enterprises other than Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive SMEs, provided that such investments investments in enterprises other than have been approved as part of the territorial SMEs, provided that such investments just transition plan based on the have been approved as part of the territorial information required under point(h) of just transition plan based on the Article 7(2). Such investments shall only information required under point (h) of be eligible where they are necessary for the Article 7(2). Such investments shall only implementation of the territorial just be eligible where they are necessary for the transition plan. implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 534 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Additionally, the JTF may support, in Additionally, the JTF may support, in the areas designated as assisted areas in respective territories, productive accordance with points (a) and (c) of investments in enterprises other than Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive micro-enterprises and SMEs, provided investments in enterprises other than that such investments have been approved SMEs, provided that such investments as part of the territorial just transition plan have been approved as part of the territorial based on the information required under just transition plan based on the point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments information required under point (h) of shall only be eligible where they are Article 7(2). Such investments shall only necessary for the implementation of the be eligible where they are necessary for the territorial just transition plan. implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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AM\1205768EN.docx 127/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 535 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Additionally, the JTF may support, in Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in territories as defined in Article 1 accordance with points (a) and (c) of paragraph 1, productive investments in Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive enterprises other than SMEs, provided that investments in enterprises other than such investments have been approved as SMEs, provided that such investments part of the territorial just transition plan have been approved as part of the territorial based on the information required under just transition plan based on the point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments information required under point (h) of shall only be eligible where they are Article 7(2). Such investments shall only necessary for the implementation of the be eligible where they are necessary for the territorial just transition plan. implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 536 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Additionally, the JTF may support, in Supported activities should always be areas designated as assisted areas in considered using the following criteria: accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

PE652.417v01-00 128/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN - contribution of activities to the creation of new jobs; - contribution to a CO2 emissions decrease; - contribution to the security of supply (e.g. if needed to substitute phased-out electricity generation capacities); - contribution to the circular economy, air quality, site restoration, and the upskilling and reskilling of workers.

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Justification

Amendment linked to the amendments suggested to Article 4(2). Supported activities under Article 4 of the draft JTF regulation must bring added value in comparison to the business- as-usual scenario. Beyond addressing the social impact on transitioning communities, it must support projects that offer economic opportunities. Crucially, it should finance re-skilling programmes for coal miners, as well as investment in renewables, the circular economy, environmental remediation, smart electricity solutions and enabling technologies and infrastructure. This would help address the economic and social impacts of the transition by creating job opportunities within the power sector. The current structure of the proposal does not seem to focus enough on the energy aspects of the transition. The mechanism should be as such that if, for instance, a coal power plant is closed down, the energy activity is still kept in the region. This applies above all in regions where a risk for the security of supply is identified, which could jeopardise their economic transformation. Moreover, the wording on the possibility for projects put forward by enterprises bigger than SMEs to be considered under the JTF does not provide clear signals for the right investments to be made in the needed areas. Large enterprises are the biggest employers in transforming sectors of the economy and all companies should have the possibility to contribute to the just transition.

Amendment 537 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Resources from the JTF shall not be used to compensate enterprises for foregone profits because of the phasing-out of their activity, nor to reimburse an enterprise’s expenses due to its corporate liabilities.

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Amendment 538 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The JTF may also support investments to deleted achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

Or. en

Amendment 539 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 130/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 540 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Justification

The use of funds under the JTF is aimed at accelerating the reconversion of fossil fuel dependent activities towards fully environmentally sustainable activities, in line with the aim of achieving a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy by 2040. GHG reduction technologies in ETS sectors can instead be financed via a multitude of other EU funds with many more resources, for instance: the EU innovation Fund, InvestEU, the EU Modernisation Fund etc.

Amendment 541 Martina Michels, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205768EN.docx 131/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN The JTF may also support investments to The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. territorial just transition plan and do not increase or maintain dependency on fossil fuels, nor lead to the unsustainable use of biomass or any use of food crops for energy generation purposes. All such investments shall be additional and other investment avenues should first be sought.

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Amendment 542 Tom Berendsen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The JTF may also support investments to The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan. territorial just transition plan, where they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050, and where they do not lead to relocation as required under Article [60] of Regulation (EU) [New CPR].

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Amendment 543 Erik Bergkvist

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The JTF may also support investments to The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European to Directive 2003/87/EC of the Parliament and of the Council provided European Parliament and of the Council that such investments have been approved provided that such investments have as part of the territorial just transition plan been approved as part of the territorial just based on the information required under transition plan based on the information point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments required under point (i) of Article 7(2). shall only be eligible where they are Such investments shall only be eligible necessary for the implementation of the where they are necessary for the territorial just transition plan. implementation of the territorial just transition plan, are sustainable and are not made in energy projects relying on fossil fuels which are not in line with climate action targets;

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Amendment 544 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The activities referred to in points (a) to (gb) shall be eligible only if they are considered environmentally sustainable in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation.../... [Taxonomy Regulation].

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AM\1205768EN.docx 133/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 545 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the decommissioning or the deleted construction of nuclear power stations;

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Amendment 546 Ondřej Knotek

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the decommissioning or the deleted construction of nuclear power stations;

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Amendment 547 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the decommissioning or the (a) the decommissioning, the construction of nuclear power stations; construction, or any other kind of investment in nuclear power stations, as well as the management or storage of nuclear waste;

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PE652.417v01-00 134/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 548 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the decommissioning or the (a) the decommissioning, the construction of nuclear power stations; construction or life-time extension of nuclear power stations, nuclear waste management or storage, or any form of investment in nuclear power;

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Amendment 549 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the decommissioning or the (a) the decommissioning, the construction of nuclear power stations; construction or the lifetime extension of nuclear power stations;

Or. en

Amendment 550 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) the decommissioning or the (a) construction of nuclear power construction of nuclear power stations; stations;

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AM\1205768EN.docx 135/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Amendment 551 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(aa) investment to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a; ______1a Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p.32).

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Amendment 552 Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Asger Christensen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Irène Tolleret

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(aa) productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs that imply the transfer of jobs, capital and production processes from one Member State to another;

Or. en

Amendment 553

PE652.417v01-00 136/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Isabel García Muñoz, Jonás Fernández, Ibán García Del Blanco, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as deleted defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

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Justification

Given that the COVID-19 health crisis has impacted on undertakings that were previously going concerns, it is necessary to take these unusual circumstances into account and avoid penalising such undertakings.

Amendment 554 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 555 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as deleted defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

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Amendment 556 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as deleted defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. en

PE652.417v01-00 138/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 557 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as deleted defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. en

Justification

Excluding undertakings in difficulty from support may influence many post-coal areas, where there would be no enterprises to apply for the JTF support. This is due to the fact that, in many regions, the local economy is associated with a mine or a power plant, or energy intensive industrial facilities. Their liquidation would also cause a difficult situation for other local enterprises associated with them. Meanwhile, many of these enterprises, if supported by the JTF resources, could undergo a process of diversification and modernisation

Amendment 558 Ondřej Knotek, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Or. en

Amendment 559 Raffaele Fitto

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as deleted defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

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Amendment 560 Stelios Kympouropoulos

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as deleted defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No

PE652.417v01-00 140/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. en

Amendment 561 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as (c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 , with the exception of those implementing sustainable investments, new technologies or new infrastructure which could help to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency and/or the generation of energy from renewable sources; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1). 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. en

Amendment 562 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Tsvetelina Penkova, Rovana Plumb

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

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(c) undertakings in difficulty, as (c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; Regulation (EU) No 651/201416, except in cases where the difficulties derive from the COVID-19 crisis or from the energy transition process; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1). 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. en

Amendment 563 Mathilde Androuët

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as (c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416; Regulation (EU) No 651/201416, apart from those which comply with the climate-neutrality objectives and which are facing problems because of the health crisis; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1). 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. fr

PE652.417v01-00 142/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 564 Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) undertakings in difficulty, as (c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ; Regulation (EU) No 651/201416, unless authorised under applicable Union state aid rules; ______16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1). 26.6.2014, p. 1).

Or. en

Amendment 565 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investment related to the deleted production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

Or. en

Justification

We suggest to extend the scope of JTF support by the inclusion of investments in natural gas infrastructure. Without these investments, many Member States and EU regions will not be able to make progress in the transformation process (for example, Poland's gasification rate is only 58%, and the country does not use nuclear energy like many other Member States do). Moreover, we would like to point that the construction of the article makes it impossible to invest in the development of new technologies related to carbon, for instance hydrogen. It is profitable to further develop technologies and solutions in the area of carbon chemistry which

AM\1205768EN.docx 143/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN would be in line with circular economy provisions as well as a reduction of CO2 emissions.

Amendment 566 Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investment related to the (d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of: (i) investments for the replacement of existing heating installations with gas heating installations; (ii) investments in the transportation and distribution of natural gas as a replacement for coal; and (iii) investments in clean cars, as defined by Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a; ______1a Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 120, 15.5.2009, p. 5).

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Amendment 567 Dimitrios Papadimoulis

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.417v01-00 144/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN combustion of fossil fuels, including new mines or power plants using fossil fuels in exchange for outdated ones, with the exception of district heating facilities in coal regions in transition;

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Amendment 568 Martina Michels, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investment related to the (d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; storage, transport, transmission or combustion of fossil fuels, including new mines or power plants using fossil fuels, in exchange for outdated ones;

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Amendment 569 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu Winkler

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Amendment 570

AM\1205768EN.docx 145/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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(d) investment related to the (d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; storage or combustion of fossil fuels, not excluding companies operating in these sectors with low CO2 emissions compared to the EU-ETS benchmark;

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Justification

We would welcome this addition in Article 5 that would clarify the inclusions in the scope of support, so as not to exclude companies that carry out activities in the broadly understood sector of the processing of products derived from fossil fuels. For instance, if a company dealing with propane processing, which has low CO2 emissions in its production technology, would like to implement an investment, e.g. in renewable energy sources: due to the wording of the proposed regulation, the operation in this sector could be excluded, which would not be conducive to low-emission transformation. Therefore, we would like to propose modifying this provision or clarifying it to the effect that companies operating in this sector that are characterised by low CO2 emissions (low GHG index) are not excluded from the scope of support.

Amendment 571 Isabel García Muñoz, Jonás Fernández, Ibán García Del Blanco, Mónica Silvana González

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PE652.417v01-00 146/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN Amendment 572 Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez

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Amendment 573 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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(d) investment related to the (d) investment related to the mining, production, processing, distribution, production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; storage or combustion of fossil fuels, including the opening of new mines;

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Amendment 574 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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(d) investment related to the (d) investment directly or indirectly production, processing, distribution, related to the exploration, production, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; processing, distribution, transport, storage

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Amendment 575 Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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Amendment 576 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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(d) investment related to the (d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, production, processing, transmission, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

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Amendment 577 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

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(d) investment related to the (d) investment related to the

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Amendment 578 Krzysztof Hetman

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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Amendment 579 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Isabel García Muñoz

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

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Amendment 580 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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(da) investments related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of biofuels that are not considered 'advanced biofuels' under the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001;

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Amendment 581 Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

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(da) the processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of the activities in Article 4(2) points ga to ge;

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Amendment 582 Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi

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PE652.417v01-00 150/157 AM\1205768EN.docx EN (da) investment which would prolong or maintain dependence on fossil fuels;

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Amendment 583 Niklas Nienaß

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(da) investment in energy production based on biomass, such as wooden pellets;

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Amendment 584 Isabel García Muñoz, Jonás Fernández, Ibán García Del Blanco, Mónica Silvana González

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e

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(e) investment in broadband deleted infrastructure in areas in which there are at least two broadband networks of equivalent category.

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Amendment 585 Franc Bogovič

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(e) investment in broadband deleted

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Amendment 586 Erik Bergkvist

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(e) investment in broadband (e) investment in broadband infrastructure in areas in which there are at infrastructure in areas in which there are at least two broadband networks of equivalent least two broadband networks of equivalent category. category. This exclusion shall not apply to insular, remote and sparsely populated areas where new individual high speed infrastructures are required to reach individual households.

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Amendment 587 Nora Mebarek

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e

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(e) investment in broadband (e) investment in broadband infrastructure in areas in which there are infrastructure. at least two broadband networks of equivalent category.

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Justification

To be consistent with the proposed amendment to Article 4(2) (a, b, c and e), it is proposed to exclude economic revitalisation activities from the scope of support, in order to focus JTF ressources on social and environmental issues induced by the transition. Economic

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Amendment 588 Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina Penkova

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

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By way of derogation from Article 5 (d) and following approval by the Commission, investments related to the production, processing, distribution, transport, storage or combustion of natural gas shall be supported by JTF under the following cumulative conditions: - the investments are retrofitting and/or replacing existing more carbon-intensive infrastructure; - the supported infrastructure is synergistic with renewable and other carbon-neutral energy production capacity; - the derogation shall only be used and granted for the purposes of the transition period until 2050.

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Justification

To ensure security of supply we need more investments for a smooth and just transition from carbon to green electricity production. During this transitional period, it seems impossible to rely only on renewable energy production, and consequently we have to ensure that the natural gas might be used only for the transitional period as an energy source. In order to decrease emissions in the transport sector, we have to switch both passenger and freight transport to e-mobility and alternative fuels. Insofar as transport becomes more dependent on electricity production, we need a security of energy supply.

Amendment 589 Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro,

AM\1205768EN.docx 153/157 PE652.417v01-00 EN Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Rovana Plumb

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

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No support shall be granted to operations in a NUTS 2 region where the opening of a new coal, lignite or oil shale mine or peat extraction field, or the reopening of a temporarily decommissioned coal, lignite or oil shale mine or peat extraction field is scheduled during the duration of the programme.

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Amendment 590 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

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(ea) investment in companies other than SMEs, involving the transfer of jobs, capital and production processes from one Member State to another.

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Justification

The FTJ should not result in the relocation of economic activities.

Amendment 591 Erik Bergkvist

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(ea) investments in projects that do not respect occupational health and safety standards for workers;

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Amendment 592 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

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(ea) investment in facilities for the treatment of residual waste, including waste-to-energy.

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Amendment 593 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

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(ea) investments in residual waste treatment facilities;

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Amendment 594 Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

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(ea) investment in residual waste treatment facilities;

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Amendment 595 Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)

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No aid shall be granted to operations in a NUTS 2 region in which the opening of a new coal, lignite or bituminous shale mine or peat extraction field or the reopening of a coal, lignite or bituminous shale mine or peat extraction field that would otherwise have been provisionally decommissioned are planned in the course of the programme under a regional just transition plan.

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Amendment 596 Niklas Nienaß

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

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Within 3 months of the extension of the scope of Regulation (EU) 2020/... [Taxonomy Regulation] to cover activities that significantly harm environmental sustainability, the Commission shall propose the revision of this Article to ensure that the JTF does not support any

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Amendment 597 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)

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(eb) any operation entailing new fossil fuel extraction activities, or peat production fields, including the reopening of a temporarily decommissioned extraction facility;

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Justification

The Just Transition Fund should not support investments in any stage of the fossil fuel lifecycle.

Amendment 598 Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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(ec) investments in projects that do not respect occupational health and safety standards for workers;

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